Presentation of Speciation

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Impact Learning: Speciation

Excelling
explain the
impact of
Darwin and
Wallace’s
ideas on
biology


Exceeding
describe the
work of Alfred
Wallace’s
independent
theory of
evolution and
his work on
speciation

Expected
describe the
steps that give
rise to a new
species
How did humans get from
Australopithecus afarensis to
Homo sapiens?
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Why is there only one species of hominin
(human) alive today?

Excelling Anatomically modern human appeared around
explain the
impact of
Darwin and
200,000 ago – at a time when other hominin
Wallace’s
ideas on
biology
species existed
Exceeding
describe the Neanderthals in Europe (as well as us); Denisovans
in Asia and the Hobbits of Flores, Indonesia
work of Alfred
Wallace’s
independent
theory of
evolution and
his work on
speciation Neandertals were incredibly successful
Expected
describe the
steps that give
rise to a new But modern humans (Homo sapiens) were better
species
suited to the rapid climate change

What
Homo Sapiens manipulated their environment and
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Species
Excelling A species is a group of organisms which have similar
explain the
impact of
Darwin and
characteristics, and can interbreed to produce
Wallace’s
ideas on fertile offspring.
biology


Exceeding
describe the
If a donkey and a horse mate then a mule is produced.
work of Alfred
Wallace’s
independent
theory of A mule is infertile. A donkey and horse are separate
evolution and
his work on species.
speciation

Expected
describe the
steps that give
rise to a new
species




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